guy's Armor HUD
by AnAwesomGuy
guy's Armor HUD shows the armor pieces a player wears as a minimalistic widget on the screen, in the same style as the vanilla HUD.
What it does
The widget displays the current armor items and marks any piece whose durability has dropped low enough to warn the player. It is styled after the vanilla interface and carries no extra text or numbers, so the screen stays uncluttered. Position, size and other parameters are set in a configuration file, and the mod can be configured through Mod Menu on Fabric and Quilt, or through a JSON file in the config folder on NeoForge.
The mod is client-side only, so a server does not need it and players join without installing it. It is open source under the MIT License, with a public source code repository and issue tracker. Installation needs Fabric API on Fabric and Quilt. Builds are published for NeoForge, Fabric and Quilt, covering the 1.21 – 1.21.1 range, and the latest file for 1.21.1 dates from 2026-02-28.
Key features
Vanilla-style armor widget
Armor items appear in a minimalistic widget that matches the look of the vanilla HUD.
Durability warnings
A piece of armor whose durability is running low is flagged in the widget so the player can replace it.
Placement options
The widget can be shown vertically or horizontally, at different anchors such as top center, and in a hotbar style.
Multiple styles and rounded corners
Several visual styles are available, including a rounded-corner variant, to suit different HUD layouts.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 1
Use cases
Keeping an eye on gear
A player in a long fight or exploration session can read armor condition at a glance without opening the inventory.
Who it’s for: Players who want armor status on screen without extra text, and server-independent HUD tweaks on Fabric, NeoForge or Quilt.
How it compares
uku's Armor HUD is also open source under the MIT License and covers the broader range 1.20.1 – 26.3 on Fabric, NeoForge and Quilt, with the same client-side environment. Armor HUD Numbers is open source under the CC0 1.0 Universal license, runs on Fabric only for 1.21 – 1.21.10, and shows armor values as numbers. sheeta's Armor Hud is Fabric-only for 1.21 – 1.21.1 and is not open source.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| guy's Armor HUD | Fabric, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.21 – 1.21.1 | Client-side only | 2026-02-28 |
| uku's Armor HUD | Fabric, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.20.1 – 26.3 | Client-side only | 2026-10-03 |
| Armor HUD Numbers | Fabric | 1.21 – 1.21.10 | Client-side only | 2025-10-01 |
| sheeta's Armor Hud | Fabric | 1.21 – 1.21.1 | Client-side only | 2026-04-05 |
Questions
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In the catalog
guy's Armor HUD is one of 17,631 Equipment mods on ModsFinder, and one of 8,894 Equipment mods for Fabric. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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What the author says
Minecraft mod that adds a HUD widget that shows your current armor items. This mod adds a minimalistic vanilla-like widget that shows your armor items and a warning if durability is low enough. While other mods expect the player to look at numbers all over the screen, this mod allows to see your armor items in a…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/guys-armor-hud
- Owner
- AnAwesomGuy
- Published
- 2025-11-19
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-02-28
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15